Polyphasic evidence delineating the root of life and roots of biological domains

Gene

Volumn 403, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 39-52

  Wong, J Tze Fei ^a   Chen, Jianhuan ^a   Mat, Wai Kin ^a   Ng, Siu Kin ^a   Xue, Hong ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Last Bacterial Common Ancestor; Last Eukaryotic Common Ancestor; Last Universal Common Ancestor; Methanopyrus kandleri; Root of life

Indexed keywords

TRANSFER RNA;

AEROPYRUM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; CODON USAGE; CRENARCHAEOTA; ENDOSYMBIOSIS; GENETIC CODE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYPERTHERMOPHILIC ARCHAEON; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA METABOLISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIOGENESIS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA, TRANSFER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SYMBIOSIS;

AEROPYRUM; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRENARCHAEOTA; EUKARYOTA; FERROPLASMA; METHANOPYRUS; METHANOPYRUS KANDLERI; PLASMODIUM (APICOMPLEXA); THERMOTOGA;

EID: 34748862349     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.07.032     Document Type: Article

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